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Event Preceding Nazaire’s Death Was Dry,Monitored

By REBECCA BLAIR Sun Senior Editor

One week after Ithaca College student Anthony Nazaire was fatally stabbed on Cornell’s campus, with authorities yet to arrest or publicly name a suspect, the campus community is still struggling to understand how a standard student gathering could lead to Ithaca’s first homicide in five years.

Video footage taken last weekend shows that Nazaire attended an Omega Psi Phi party hosted in Willard Straight Hall in the hours before he was killed. His family has said that they believe Nazaire and a friend accidently bumped into someone while leaving the event, which led to the altercation in which Nazaire was stabbed, although the Ithaca Police Department has so far declined to confirm or deny all such reports.

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tor attended the event or whether anything that happened at the event precipitated the stabbing.

Registration And Planning

The fraternity re ceived permission to host the party — their annual orientation week celebration — through a standard event registration process available to all

Cornell students and student organizations, according to David Bell, assistant director of Willard Straight Hall and community center programs.

“Willard Straight Hall is the student union at Cornell for all Cornell students, so there is no policy for deciding who gets to host,” Bell said. “It is open to all student organizations.”

In registering the event, the fraternity was required to detail their expected setup for the event, present plans for maximizing accessibility and sustainability and report whether they planned to serve alcohol. WSH allows organizations to serve alcohol at some events if they check IDs and provide a plan to keep underage attendees from drinking; however, organizers bear the main responsibility for ensuring that alcoholic beverages are not consumed illegally.

Saturday’s party was registered as a dry event, which meant that Omega Psi Phi was responsible for making sure no alcohol was consumed on the premises and for reporting any infractions to WSH staff or Cornell police officers on the scene. The fraternity declined to comment on the specifics of the event, but Bell confirmed that no such reports were made.

As WSH does not have a blanket policy on attendance at authorized events, Omega Psi Phi had impunity to decide whom to invite and admit — including non-Cornell students like Nazaire — according to Bell.

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Cornell Republicans Lose Recognition Libertarian alternative | The Cornell Republicans have endorsed presidential candidate Gary Johnson.

By PHOEBE KELLER Sun Managing Editor

The New York Federation of College Republicans acted Sunday to revoke its recognition of the Cornell Republicans, calling it “unacceptable” for the party-affiliated organization to endorse Independent candidate Gary Johnson for president.

On Friday, the Cornell Republicans issued a statement announcing that they would break from their party to support Johnson’s ticket, a decision they described as a driven by both the diver-

N.Y. federation rebukes Cornell chapter for endorsing Johnson

sity of the club’s ideological makeup and an adherence to conservative values.

Under pressure from the New York federation, the Cornell Republicans were confronted with two options — they could either revoke their endorsement of Johnson or see their own recognition revoked. Club leadership refused to retract their support of the Libertarian candidate.

The New York Federation of College Republicans voted to take “swift action” in light of this endorsement, by revoking the credentials of the Cornell chapter for the fall semes-

ter. This conclusion was reached by a 6-3 vote, carried out by the federation’s chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and six regional chairs.

The Cornell Republicans may apply to reform in the spring and individual members may apply for individual credentials, the federation’s statement said. In the meantime, the club may be unable to operate normally, a penalty that could have severe impact on new member recruitment and general funding.

See NYFCR page 4 COURTESY OF NEW YORK FEDERATION OF COLLEGE REPUBLICANS

Showing support | Several College Republican groups in New York have released statements condemning the state federation’s decision to revoke recognition of Cornell’s chapter.

College Republicans support C.U., say NYFCR violated its constitution

By DREW MUSTO Sun Staff Writer

A string of college Republican chapters across New York State has issued statements denouncing the state federation’s decision to revoke its recognition of the Cornell Republicans on Sunday.

The decision to revoke Cornell’s chapter came in the wake of the group’s endorsement of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson — an action the New York Federation of College Republicans called “unacceptable.” The federation said that while the group would have been within its rights to refuse to endorse nominee Donald Trump, it

could not endorse another party’s candidate, The Sun previously reported.

However, in the hours following this decision, many college Republicans

Board’s decision, saying it was an “egregious violation of the NYFCR constitution” in a resolution posted to the group’s Facebook page Monday.

“We must respect the First Amendment right to free speech and the ability to vote and endorse any candidate.”

Ithaca College Republicans groups have protested that the decision to ban the Cornell Republicans violates both the federation’s constitution and a broader principle of free speech.

The Ithaca College Republicans condemned the NYFCR’s Executive

The constitution states that the NYFCR’s purpose is “to promote the principles of the limited government, fiscal sensibility, economic freedom and personal responsibility,” and “to aid in the election of candidates adhering to those values at

every level of Government.”

Thus, the federation’s mission should be to support any candidate who has “a proven record of dedication and actions that further the goals of the Republican party and Federation,” according to the constitution. The Cornell Republicans’ endorsement message argued that Johnson better exemplifies these conservative principles than either Trump or Hillary Clinton.

“Governor Johnson’s commitment to fiscal conservatism is unparalleled,” their endorsement message says. “Governing a blue state, he shrunk the size of the government, balanced See REPUBLICANS page 4

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those who support hate over unity do not speak for the American people,” Johnke said.

Nine Year Old to Be Sworn In by Ithaca Police Department Colin Hayward Toland is a nine year old with a dream of being a police officer, and next Monday, he will get his chance.

Toland, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age two, met police chief John Barber at a community barbeque. After hearing his wish, Barber and the department arranged for Toland to be named an honorary police officer at a ceremony on Sept. 12, according to the Ithaca Police Department press release.

Toland will receive a custom badge and uniform. The ceremony will take place at Stewart Park near Cayuga Lake, according to the release.

Hundreds Remember Lansing Soccer Coach Citizens gathered at Sobus Field on Saturday to commemorate the life of longtime Lansing High School soccer coach Adam Heck, who passed away unexpectedly last weekend in Albany.

He was 42.

People shared their memories of Heck — who also served as the school’s athletic director and dean of students — as a passionate coach and an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Heck and two daughters Alexis and Madisyn, who also spoke to thank the community for their support, according to The Ithaca Voice.

A GoFundMe has been set up to benefit his family and has raised $32,000 of a $100,000 goal in a week, according to The Voice.

National Lack of Trust Prevents Agreement Between United States, Russia in Syria President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to negotiate a cease-fire agreement in Syria due to “gaps in trust” between the two groups.

Obama instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to try to continue talks at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China in an attempt to forge a durable cease-fire agreement, according to The New York Times.

Putin said that although no deal had yet been reached, he believes talks are on the right track and an agreement may be possible shortly, according to The Times.

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Get out the vote | The Cornell Democrats urge community members to vote for Hillary Clinton instead of voting for a third-party candidate, or not voting at all.

By MADELINE COHEN Sun Assistant News Editor

Members of Cornell Democrats encourage Cornellians to vote for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this fall, admonishing those who would either cast a ballot for a third party candidate or avoid the polls as complicit in the threat of a Donald Trump presidency.

Club President Kevin Kowalewski ’17 urged Cornellians considering a third-party candidate to remember the 2000 election, when many citizens voted for Ralph Nader instead of former Vice President Al Gore because they “complained that George W.

Bush and Al Gore were the same.”

“Unfortunately, we now know that these votes for Nader likely swung the outcome of the election, leading to the disastrous Bush presidency,” Kowalewski said. “Sixteen years have passed, and it is important to remind people that their protest vote can have severe consequences.”

Cornell Democrats treasurer Dylan Johnke ’17 agreed, adding that a scenario in which Trump loses by a large margin is “the only way our country can set straight this chapter in our history.”

“Defeating Trump in a landslide victory would represent our country soundly rejecting Trump’s bigotry, and demonstrate that

Some students who supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign are concerned that Clinton’s economic policies are too centrist, according to Cornell Democrats Vice President Gunjan Hooja ’17. Hooja sought to reassure students that Clinton’s proposed financial regulations are as aggressive as those Sanders suggested.

“In her own words, she has stated that: ‘As president, I would not only veto any legislation that would weaken financial reform, but I would also fight for tough new rules, stronger enforcement and more accountability that go well beyond Dodd-Frank,’” Hooja said. “Her commitment to working-class Americans and making sure Wall Street is well regulated is unparalleled by any other current candidate standing for election this cycle.”

She also pointed out that Sanders himself has stressed the importance of voting for Clinton as the only way to advance his political revolution.

“Sen. Sanders has been very clear that he believes a Hillary Clinton presidency is crucial for the continuation of his movement,” she said.

To Johnson Republicans

Cornell Democrats also oppose Gary Johnson’s candidacy, Kowalewski said, responding to the Cornell Republicans’ contentious endorsement of the Libertarian candidate.

“While [Johnson] may be reasonable on certain issues, he also believes that we should cut the corporate tax rate to zero percent, repeal Obamacare, abolish the federal minimum wage, and eliminate the See DEMOCRATS page 4

Food Delivery App Expands to Cornell JoyRun allows community members to make money while ordering food

By RUBY YU Sun Staff Writer

This semester, student enthusiasm for a new food delivery app sparked the introduction of Joyrun — a new means of ordering takeout food — to Ithaca.

The app’s expansion was successful because many Cornell students applied to become Joyrun campus representatives, citing Cornell’s close-knit community, convenient campus and Collegetown layout and proximity to food.

“We wanted to choose [to expand to] a community of students who are entrepreneurial and care about their school and want to see it improve,” said Campus Growth Lead Arsia Sarlak ’15, University of California, Davis, where the app was created.

Rather than hiring drivers to deliver food, Joyrun partners users to who plan to pick up food at a restaurant with others on the app who also want to order, Sarlak explained. Deliverers can charge service fees at their own discretion.

“Our whole ethos is that there are students going to those restaurants already, and we basically just tap into those people that are on their way,” Sarlak said. “You’re going back to the dorms or library or campus anyway, so just say that

you’re going [to the restaurant] on our app. It’s a convenient and easy way to earn some money.”

Joyrun began last fall at U.C. Davis, and has since spread to locations from Duke to California Polytechnic State University. The app currently has over 500 registered users and is expected to continue to attract more, Sarlak said.

Caroline Tague ’19, who uses the app, said her experience with Joyrun has been “great,” adding that it is a convenient and easy way to make money while ordering food.

“I did a run to Starbucks for two people,” Tague said. “The only tiny mishap I had was that one of the orders wasn't very specific, but I just had to call that customer and clarify and it was easily resolved.”

Tague said she believes that the app will be successful at Cornell because it has “some key differences from IthacaToGo and other similar companies.”

“The app is easy to use and free to download, which makes it accessible,” she said. “Another major perk is that there aren't limited menu options — a user can request food from anywhere.

Finally, every college student has ordered takeout at some point, and I don't think this demand for food will decrease any time soon.”

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Food run | The app JoyRun will now give Cornell students a new way to order takeout.

Sarlak added that because Joyrun does not partner with restaurants, users can avoid the inconveniences that stores sometimes impose on delivery services.

“Traditional delivery services have minimums, menu restric-

tions and markups. We don’t have any of that,” he said. “Joyrun is a platform for people doing favors for each other.”

Ruby Yu can be reached at ryu@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Republicans Defend Coordinator: WSH EventWas Gary Johnson Endorsement A Success Until Fatal Incident NYFCR

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Olivia Corn ’19, the Cornell Republicans’ chair, said that despite possible limitations, club leadership is committed to doing everything possible this fall to recruit new members and “resume business as usual” — with a small name change.

In a statement Saturday, the Cornell Republicans announced that “after being threatened with a lawsuit” they will temporarily change the group’s name to the Cornell Conservatives.

The revocation of credentials also dictates an organization or member’s eligibility to participate in “any Federation programming, including but not limited to our Academic Fellowship and any Federation events” the federation said. These events, including the Fall Conference, feature prominent Republican speakers and have been visited regularly by the Cornell Republicans in the past.

“The Cornell Republicans will stand by our principles and not fall in line with a Trump henchman,” said Executive Director Austin McLaughlin ’18, responding to the revocation.

The original call to revoke the credentials of the Cornell Republicans was issued by the federation’s chair, Eli Nachmany, New York University — who indicates on his LinkedIn profile that he is currently working for Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. Cornell Republicans Chair Olivia Corn ’19 said she was “personally outraged” that Nachmany called for the vote without attempting to contact the club’s executive board.

“I am looking into whether or not [the federation] has the legal ability to [revoke recognition],” Corn said Saturday. “All I ask of the Cornell community is that they stand behind us during this difficult time in our fight for free speech and moral principles.”

In a statement responding to the endorsement’s backlash, the Cornell Republicans continued to maintain that Johnson is “the most fiscally conservative” candidate in the race, and stressed that the endorsement was made by popular decision.

“Whether you’re a Libertarian, a disenchanted Democrat who feels that party has shifted too far to the left, a social conserva-

tive, a moderate independent, or a business Republican, you have a home here,” the statement says.

While many college chapters of Republicans both nationally and locally have wavered on whether to endorse nominee Donald Trump — some renouncing his candidacy outright — this severe state-wide reaction to a club’s decision is unprecedented.

On Aug. 30, the Ithaca College Republicans issued a statement asserting that they could not support Trump for president, blatantly saying, “We don’t support every Republican candidate.”

However, the group stopped short of endorsing a candidate outside of the Republican party and affirmed its commitment to work for Republican candidates at other levels of government, thus avoiding the ire of the state federation.

The New York Federation explained the strict penalty saying that it would have been acceptable for Cornell Republicans to refuse to endorse Trump, but it is inadmissible for the group to support any other party’s candidate.

On its website, the New York Federation of College Republicans lists its first two priorities as to promote Republican ideals across college campuses and to ensure Republicans are elected at all levels of government. The federation claims to be composed of over 1,000 student Republicans across New York.

“We feel that this is a fair and measured, but firm response to the Cornell chapter’s decision,” the federation’s statement said of the decision.

The Cornell Republicans responded to this “fair and measured” course of action by deriding what they called the hypocrisy of a party organization suppressing differing viewpoints when it claims devotion to free speech.

“For a group who claims to support free speech on college campuses, [the federation] seem to be suppressing a crucial debate that needs to take place for the sake of the survival of the Republican Party,” the statement argues.

Phoebe Keller can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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A Successful Event

After their registration form was approved by several key stakeholders — including WSH staff and the Cornell University Police Department — Omega Psi Phi had to pay a standard fee to compensate two late night event managers, who are students hired by WSH to monitor events.

Bell said that it is typical to have two event managers and two CUPD officers present at late-night events, and said he believed that two were present at the Omega Psi Phi event, although CUPD Chief Kathy Zoner confirmed that only one Cornell officer attended last Saturday.

After the party, the event managers checked in with custodial staff, as they always do, and filed their event sum-

mary sheet. The sheet described only one incident, according to Bell: two attendees had been smoking on the terrace, believing that it was allowed, were politely asked to stop, and immediately complied.

“In the history of events in this building, we’ve never had an incident in which building managers had to address the hosts of the event and say there was a problem, and this was no exception,” Bell said. “I got a glowing review.”

The event broke up by about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to IPD. Authorities arrived at the scene to find Nazaire and another, unidentified Ithaca College student stabbed at 1:57 a.m. Nazaire was pronounced dead later that morning.

Rebecca Blair can be reached at rblair@cornellsun.com.

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the state’s budget, and never increased taxes. While we do not agree with all of his positions, we firmly support his devotion to free trade, states’ rights, and other conservative principles.”

In their statement, the Ithaca College chapter also pointed out that there is no clause in the federation’s constitution that details the procedure for the expulsion of a member, suggesting that instead conservative groups should defer to a faith in free speech.

“As conservatives, we must respect the First Amendment right to free speech and the ability to vote and endorse any candidate,” the chapter said.

Adam Dohrenwend, president of the Geneseo College Republicans, also released a statement Monday on behalf of his chapter’s executive board, calling NYFCR’s leadership “irresponsible and heavy-handed” and its decision “hasty.”

“Not only is the action taken against Cornell unbecoming of an organization dedicated to the ideals of free speech and open discourse essential to the Republican Party, but it is also without any constitutional justification or precedent,” Dohrenwend wrote.

He added that NYFCR’s decision reflects the hostility surrounding this year’s election, especially given prominent divisions within Republican camps.

“Rather than make an effort to understand [the Cornell Republicans’] sentiment, the Federation has decided to browbeat its own members and further contribute to the divisiveness and hatred that has unfortunately been allowed to prevail this election,” Dohrenwend said.

The IC Republicans have said that they plan to “continue their positive working relationship with the Cornell University Republicans.”

Despite the support for Cornell Republicans, an NYFCR source said that, although Cornell Republicans had previously indicated they have been involved in the statewide operations, the Cornell chapter has been minimally involved and did not attend the last conference.

The source added that contrary to Cornell Republican’s statement, a member of the state federation called the Cornell chapter before their charter was revoked and explained the potential ramifications of a Johnson Endorsement.

Neither the Ithaca College Republicans nor the Geneseo College Republicans has endorsed a candidate for president, although the Ithaca chapter previously released a statement saying that it would not support Donald Trump.

Drew Musto can be reached at dmusto@cornellsun.com.

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Cornell Democrats Urge Students Not to Cast‘Protest Votes’

Top of a summit STEPHEN CROWLEY / THE NEW YORK TIMES

President Obama speaks at a news conference at the end of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China on Monday.

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Department of Education,” he said Still, the Cornell Democrats hail the rejection of Trump that this endorsement represents, Kowalewski said.

“We applaud this rejection of Trump’s racism, and we hope it will allow us to move on to a serious discussion of the critical economic issues that separate conservative views from our perspective,” he said.

To Non-Voters

Dean of Students Candidate Shares Ideals

Advocates making campus more hospitable to students

York University’s Abu Dhabi shared goals.”

Dustin Liu ’19 raised the campus, where she said she “learned to operate with a deep issue of safe spaces, asking Mauro if the University should Alta Mauro, one of three can- cultural humility.”

“That [humility] would posi- focus on creating a hospitable didates vying to become the University’s next Dean of tion me to hear from members atmosphere for students or chalStudents, stressed at an open of the campus community about lenge the idea of safe spaces.

In response to this query, forum Friday afternoon that as what their needs and expectadean, diversity and inclusion tions are,” she would be two of her highest pri- said. “I bring a “Inclusive communities allow for sincere interorities.

At the forum — where stu- est in who stuindividuals to bring their authentic dents were able to provide input dents are — selves to campus.” on the search to replace former and who they Dean Kent Hubbell ’69 — hope to be in Alta Mauro Mauro emphasized that helping the world — students feel at home on campus and the ways is both “a community responsi- that intentional professionals Mauro said she believes that safe bility and a community bene- can support their growth and spaces and intellectual challenge are not “mutually exclusive” development.” fit.”

Mauro also shared her hope concepts.

“Inclusive communities allow “It's important to engage in for individuals to bring their that as dean, she would be able authentic selves to campus, and to collaborate with Cornellians conversation on what the spirit to address stu- of the safe space is,” she said. to spend less time dent needs, “[It's] a balance of challenge and energy trying adding that she and support. With support, to fit in [and] knew the process people are able to prepare themestablish an idenwould be “slower selves to approach those new tity and commu[rather than] challenges.” nity,” she said. “I She added that the relationfaster.” approach diversi“ B u i l d i n g ship between student advocacy ty and inclusion trust and under- and administrative action work with the standing commu- should not be a contest of wills. utmost care and “I don’t believe that it has to nity need can concern, with the take some time at be ‘versus,’” she said. “There has intent to engage the beginning,” to be a middle ground between as wide a crossMAURO she said. “But we student response and institusection of a comcan expect to reap the benefits tional commitment.” munity as is possible.”

Mauro previously served as of this investment of time as the director of intercultural edu- communities gain traction Justin Park can be reached at cation and spiritual life at New together, and begin to achieve justinpark@cornellsun.com.

By JUSTIN PARK

Sun Staff Writer

Members of Cornell Democrats stressed that calling Trump and Clinton equally abhorrent is a “distorted perspective.”

“To those who think Hillary is as bad as Trump I say: wake up and smell the fascism,” Johnke said. “The only way a liberal could fear Hillary as much as Trump is if they bought into the conspiracy theories and hate-mongering that have been peddled by conservatives for decades.”

Clinton’s presidency would be “similar to another four years of an Obama administration,” Johnke added, making the case for a continuation of liberal policies rather than more radical and unpredictable change.

“If you believe that would be worse than a man who literally advocates for committing war crimes, banning Muslims, deporting immigrants and punishing women who have abortions, then we must have different priorities,” he said.

“To those who think Equating the two presiHillary is as bad as dential candidates would disregard their differences in Trump I say: wake up “conduct, temperament and and smell the fascism.” experience,” according to Cornell Democrats Secretary Dylan Johnke ’17 Natalie Brown ’18.

“How can we say that someone who served as First Lady, a senator and a Secretary of State, and who has been an advocate for children and families for decades, is the same as a millionaire with no political experience at all?” Brown said. “How can we say that Trump, a racist demagogue who alienates large parts of the nation, is the same as Hillary, who at least treats her political adversaries with respect and has focused on inclusion?”

Echoing Johnke, Brown said that those who cannot see the differences between Clinton and Trump “are either not watching the race enough or are willfully choosing to ignore the canyon between them.”

With Her

Hooja asked Cornellians who plan not to vote to reconsider supporting Clinton in the general election, saying “the sacrifice of the people that have come before you in order to give you the right to vote is far too large for you to stay home.”

Refusing to vote would also endanger “the greater good of this country,” Hooja said.

“Too much is at stake for the people and future of this country for you to choose any other option than the one that is most assured to deny a xenophobe, racist, demagogue and misogynist from attaining the highest office in the land,” she said.

Madeline Cohen can be reached at mcohen@cornellsun.com.

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True conservatism for C.U. Republicans To the Editor: After having heard about the Cornell Republicans decision to endorse Gov. Gary Johnson for President, I felt the need to write a letter regarding this decision. First and foremost, I am appalled by the words the C.R.s used to endorse Governor Johnson, going on to claim that he is a “true conservative.” Not only is this an insult to conservatives, but also an affirmation of ignorance as to what conservatism actually is. All it takes to observe this is a brief trip to Gov. Johnson’s website to realize that this man is surely no conservative! Surely, there are some Republicans that may be at odds with the GOP on social issues among others, but to endorse the Johnson-Weld ticket and claim that it is a “truly conservative” ticket is outright deception! The kicker to all of this now is that the organization seeks to call themselves the “Cornell Conservatives.”

Calling themselves this after a Johnson endorsement is an additional insult to conservatism in and of itself.

If the C.R.s were interested in true conservatism, they would have backed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from the very start of the campaign. Instead, the organization decided to frantically endorse Johnson at the last minute to try to halt Trump. True conservatives are men and women built in the molds of Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Robert Bork, William F. Buckley, Jr. and a variety of others. To claim that Gary Johnson is a “true conservative” is an insult to the work and lives of these remarkable symbols and hallmarks of American conservatism!

If the Cornell Republicans have an issue with a Trump endorsement, then perhaps simply advising to “vote your conscience” is a better suggestion, rather than deception and falsely branding Governor Johnson. Lastly, the statement issued by the C.R.s fails to mention the record of Governor Bill Weld, Governor Johnson’s running mate, who is steadfast in his opposition to the Second Amendment. By no means am I a Trump supporter, but with the institutional vandalism that is currently being undertaken to gut the American republic, can we truly depend on Governor Johnson to appoint conservative justices and preserve what is left of this great nation? I think not.

Anthony Gullo ’18

Make Cornell Republican Again A

vid readers of The Jacobin may be able to surmise from my previous columns that I am not a member of, nor a fan of, the Cornell Republicans club. Or, more accurately given recent events, I was not a member of the Cornell Republicans club during the time when such a thing existed. That being said, I was disappointed to hear on Saturday that the New York Federation of College Republicans had voted to revoke the Cornell Republicans’ charter after their endorsement of “’libertarian” presidential candidate Gary Johnson (who, it is worth noting, was a Republican for most of his career, and only chose to hoist the Libertarian banner once he dropped out of the 2012 Republican presidential primary). The NYFCR argues that it is frowned upon for a College Republicans chapter to forgo endorsing the Republican nominee, and has apparently decided that it is unforgivable to give that endorsement to any other candidate, such as Mr. Johnson.

In any other election cycle the NYFCR would be on stronger ground.

The organization’s charter merely stipulates that individual chapters support candidates who “promote the principles of the limited government, fiscal sensibility, economic freedom and personal responsibility.” Jeb Bush fell under that category. Sen.Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) fell under that category. Even alleged Zodiac Killer Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) could be contorted to fall under this, if you ignore his embrace of theocracy and his lack of sensibility and responsibility in many regards. In fact, 16 of the 17 candidates for the Republican Party nomination fit under the umbrella lofted by the NYFCR. Unfortunately for the NYFCR (and America), the Republicans elected to elevate candidate #17 instead.

Donald Trump says so many contradictory things on a daily basis that one can almost forgive the NYFCR board for being deluded into thinking he was a principled politician committed to the ideas of movement conservatism.

Perhaps they just plug their fingers in their ears whenever he advocates extensive use of eminent domain or starts talking about free trade like it were the advent of the apocalypse. I don’t see what else they could be doing, because Donald Trump in no way conforms to the standards they set for candidates.

His unique brand of xenophobic authoritarianism is antithetical to the ideas of limited government and fiscal responsibility. His stances on trade run contrary to any legitimate notion of economic responsibility. He insistence that “[he] alone can fix it” undermines any notion of personal responsibility the Republican Party claims to stand for. The nominee of the Republican Party appears to have no actual grasp on policy, and sees fit to regurgitate whatever he just heard or saw on TV and present it as indisputable fact and plans.

Donald Trump may be crazy, but at least he’s not conservative, and the NYFCR cannot fault Cornell Republicans for refusing to endorse his lunacy and divisiveness.

Because before any questions of policy, of legislation, of the Supreme Court, we must account for one thing: Donald Trump is a terrible person. Objectively, the man is a bully who panders to the worst of human nature; he is a narcissistic attention hog who would light Washington, D.C. on fire just to provide better lighting for his TV cameras; he is so insecure that he felt it necessary to repeatedly attack a Gold Star family on national television because they rightfully questioned his blanket ban on Muslims; he is so utterly devoted to the Church of the Almighty Dollar that he has left behind him a string of unpaid contractors, defrauded Trump U. students and a decaying palace in Atlantic City. Politics aside, this is not a good man. The president is the public face of the United States of America, and if we choose such a man, what does that say about who we really are? Are we a people who meet tough times with anger, reactionary resentment, racism, and hate towards others? Or do we put our heads down and work together to make progress for everyone? The Cornell Republicans recognize that Trump’s fundamental lack of decency and integrity disqualifies him from the presidency.

The NYFCR has chosen to ignore those unavoidable facts, choosing to follow a misguided sense of party loyalty rather than human decency. They are at fault here, not the Cornell Republicans.

Normally I would not commend the endorsement of third party candidates for president. In this case as well, I had hoped that the Cornell Republicans would take a principled stand and follow the lead of former U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey, current H.P. CEO (and former Republican gubernatorial candidate) Meg Whitman, and over 50 national security conservatives from the past four Republican administrations in endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, but I understand why their membership would be unwilling to take such a drastic step.

That being said, while neither Trump nor Johnson have the answers to the problems we face, at least one of them is a good person who believes in what he says. Gary Johnson, by taking up the libertarian cause, may have adopted a philosophy that is as impractical as the Libertarian Party is eccentric, but at least he has a cause for which to fight, and truly wants to make America a better place. The only cause Donald Trump fights for is Donald Trump. In an ideal world, College Republican chapters across the state and country would do as Cornell Republicans has done, and repudiate the dangerous and unfit candidacy of Trump. Instead, the NYFCR has chosen to place party politics over the health of the nation, and prejudicially punish anyone with a differing viewpoint. Come November 9, it will be the NYFCR, and not the Cornell Republicans, who will have to answer to the failures of the Party of Trump.

Jacob Rubashkin is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at jrubashkin@cornellsun.com. The Jacobin appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Hebani Duggal |

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Stayin’ Alive I

wish I could say I plunged into my time at Cornell with the same determination as someone sprinting to the first empty table at Libe. With the same sheer intent to get to what you know you deserve, that willpower to beat out everyone else and bask in your triumph.

You’ve been standing around for five minutes looking like an idiot, you’ve gotten your coffee, you’re ready to pull your laptop out and get next to nothing done — you deserve that table more than anyone else here, and you will have it.

That is how I wish every second of my time at Cornell looked like. Having (successfully?) made the transition to an upperclassman here, I can look back at the last two years and happily admit to myself that my time here so far has been anything but filled with the sheer determination to get what I know I deserve.

A lot of this realization stems from observing the people around me. College as an experience is generalized to be a place filled with all kinds of people, and Cornell fits that stereotype fairly

If you are dense enough to think that any event, any topic or any opinion is as simple as only what you think, you’ve probably either chosen to be incredibly naive or have never allowed yourself the chance to grow from experiences that weren’t anything but ideal. well. If you take the time to find people that share different viewpoints, different experiences and different backgrounds, you will find yourself presented with a perspective that is greater than only your own. The most important lesson I have learned so far to never take things only at face value. If you are dense enough to think that any event, any topic or any opinion is as simple as only what you think, you’ve probably either chosen to be incredibly naive or have never allowed yourself the chance to grow from experiences that weren’t anything but ideal.

I would say I took on Cornell more like someone in line for a salad at Trillium for the first time. I strolled in, noticed most people were in line for a salad and fell in behind them. I inched up closer to hear what everyone else was ordering, figured out what I wanted somewhere along the way and ended up with something not bad, but also something I could learn a lot from for next time.

Don’t get me wrong — the purpose of this column is not to condemn everyone that enters Cornell with a clear idea of what they want, how they want it, and why they deserve it. If you can do that at the age of 17 or 18 (or 12 apparently), good for you. I’m glad your background has allowed you the vision to look confidently into the future, and it is my hope you recognize that “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (casual Great Gatsby quote, I couldn’t resist).

For those of you, however, who find yourself at this institution forever doubting why you’re here, what you’re here for, and whether you deserve at least as much happiness and success as the next person, keep your head up. Know that in the end, the only person that can convince you of what you do or do not deserve is yourself.

Hebani Duggal is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

She can be reached at hduggal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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“As a leftist myself, I applaud the Cornell Republicans for taking this bold stance.

Donald Trump has been nothing but a joke since the moment his campaign started.

While I disagree with Libertarian ideology on several counts, I agree on others, and most importantly their stance actually makes sense! Once again, I have to say I appreciate your bold stance against Trump and the horrid ideals he stands for, and your promotion of values that display reasoned argument.”

David Re: “Cornell Republicans Break Party Lines, Endorse Johnson for President,” News September 4, 2016

Alex Davies | Have I Got News for You?

A Dangerous Strategy D

onald Trump may have tried licenses are suspect and his build- revolutionised TV political ads. to appear more presidential ings are constructed using mob- Making creative use of the format his team demonstrated Goldwater’s during his recent trip to supplied concrete.

Though the Clinton campaign craziness in his own words (see Mexico but Hillary Clinton’s strategy remains one of painting her is using these contradictions they “Eastern Seaboard”) and the man’s opponent as mentally unfit for the remain secondary to denunciations danger to America and the world presidency. Clinton’s ads have used of Trump’s character. Demon - (see “Daisy”). The two themes reinTrump’s words against him to attack strating that Trump is an outsider forced each other and contributed to both his temperament and his opin- to the experiences of most an LBJ landslide.

If the Democrats are to repeat ions. One memorable spot saw chil- Americans would be significantly dren gaping at television screens as more difficult for him to refute. that performance with Clinton, a Trump spewed increasingly offen- This plan of attack would also candidate not dissimilar to LBJ, sive lines. Clinton’s team is merely dovetail with Clinton’s existing against Trump, a racist thoroughly replaying The Donald’s words, a assertions that Trump presents a similar to Goldwater, they must man who once said that he’d date his danger to minorities’ welfare, accept that it is not enough to simdaughter if only she weren’t his daughter.

P o r t r a y i n g Declaring Trump crazy is weaker because it implicitly Trump as mentally unhinged and dismisses his ability to win the election. Complacent needlessly offen- Democrats could be all that he needs to edge Clinton sive may play well in 30 second dig- out in the states that matter. Demonstrating Trump ital ads but such a to be dangerous will be more effective in getting strategy is vulnerable. If Trump out the vote. Fear motivates far more manages to con- effectively than derision. tain his retaliatory impulses during the first presidential debate and national security and America’s ply dismiss Trump as mentally defiappear semi-presidential, Clinton’s standing in the world. If Trump cient. Any effective ad campaign, ads will lose steam. The bar that won’t play by the rules in his busi- particularly entering this last stretch Trump must cross to be seen as the nesses, how will he enforce those of the election, must convince undevictor in the debate is absurdly low. rules on others while president? cided voters of the truly generaAs long as he can refrain from Trump is crazy, yes, but he’s also tional danger that Trump represents, directly labelling Clinton a four-let- dangerous — Clinton must remind to America and its way of life but ter word, the media will laud his the American people of the latter. also to the fundamental principles of pivot to sanity. With all the coverage Declaring Trump crazy is weaker liberty and equality. that the debate will get, such a per- because it implicitly dismisses his Why am I convinced of the danformance from Trump would signif- ability to win the election. ger Trump represents? I’ll leave you icantly weaken the central plank of Complacent Democrats could be all with the following exchange at one her attack strategy. that he needs to edge Clinton out in of his rallies: a 12-year-old girl told To reinforce her support, the states that matter. Demon- him, “I’m scared.” And what did Clinton should refute Trump’s strating Trump to be dangerous will this man, this presidential candiassertions that he will solve the cur- be more effective in getting out the date, reply? “You know what, darrent (imagined) chaos that so many vote. Fear motivates far more effec- ling? You’re not going to be scared anymore. They’re going to be Americans fear. He declares himself tively than derision. to be standing with working class Many have compared this year to scared.”

Americans while sleeping in a pent- the 1964 election between Lyndon house. He worships himself as the B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. dealmaker-in-chief but refuses to Both Trump and Goldwater used Alex Davies is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at pay contractors what he owes racism to great effect and neither of ajd253@cornell.edu.

Have I Got News For them. He acclaims himself the law the two understood the important You? appears alternate Tuesdays this semesand order candidate yet his gaming issues of the day. The LBJ campaign ter.

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Vendela Norman | Guest Room

Campus of Cowards “I

’ll make you cum.”

Two weeks into college I found myself locked in the bathroom, sobbing uncontrollably. His vile words lingered in my mind, adamant and uncompromising, insisting we were going back to his room to have sex and swearing he would bring me to orgasm. I thought of how little my voice mattered. How my pathetic, intoxicated protestations were no match for a strong will and forceful grasp. Undeterred, he continued to shove his tongue down my throat as my words glanced off of him. I shuddered at the thought of what might have happened had someone not seen me struggling and pulled us apart.

Although it has been years, my memory of that night is still fresh and the wound still raw. The actions of my aggressor, though, are only partly to blame. More than anything, it has been the consequent actions of my peers that have made this experience so hard to come to terms with. The night I was almost raped marks the beginning of an ensuing blight that has infected my love for Cornell and distanced myself from some of my closest friends.

Of all the horrible emotions I endured that night, an overpowering loneliness hurt the most. Since I had only just arrived, I didn’t feel like I had

anyone to talk to. My assailant, Jake*, was my floormate — essentially everyone I knew knew him as well. The one person who I felt comfortable enough telling at the time shrugged it off with a “that sucks,” and left. He didn’t care.

Later that night another girl from my floor found me and started comforting me. She walked me to my room and wished me goodnight, and while still shaken, it was such a relief that someone genuinely cared.

Or so I thought. For all the feelings of trust and gratitude that she had evoked in me that miserable night, I experienced a very different set of emotions when the very next day I saw her and Jake sitting snugly together, ordering pizza and engaging in cheerful, almost flirtatious discussion. A feeling of bitterness and betrayal quickly overtook me. Had everything he had put me through last night mattered so little to her? But anger slowly faded to a dejected resignation as I thought back to my conversation with my first “friend” and it dawned on me that, yes, it really didn't matter to them at all — perhaps it wouldn’t to anyone.

It was only then that an insidious rationalization began to creep its way into my thoughts: what had happened the night before must not have

been a big deal — I was overreacting. So I resolved to be mature about the whole incident and keep it to myself — going so far as to establish a casual acquaintanceship with Jake (despite his inability to apologize) and act as if nothing had happened. I think that a large part of me knew that I was right to be angry and what he had done was unforgivable, but I didn't have the support I needed to pursue another course of action. And although I could've tried to reach out to others, ultimately I was scared that they, too, would disappoint.

For the remainder of freshman year this issue lied dormant in my head, rarely, if ever, coming to mind after the initial shock. It wasn’t until a year later when things finally started to change. Slowly at first as I was confronted with an increasing number of women who shared similar experiences with Jake, until finally reaching a boiling point when I found out that my friend Emily had been raped.

Furious, I decided that I could no longer stay silent.

But things were not better this time around — they were far worse. My words were met with a crushing lack of credence from my peers, the reactions a combination of disbelief, indifference and even outright hostility. One, who previ-

ously flaunted his victim advocacy for a friend of his who was raped, protested that he had met Jake several times and that he did “not seem like the type of person capable of something like that.” Another yelled in my face, dismissing my accounts as mere “hearsay” inappropriate to be “spread around.” Others were more credulous and seemed to acknowledge the seriousness of what was being told, but then proceeded to interact with Jake as if nothing had changed. A sorority “sister” of Emily’s went from being her staunchest victim advocate the night of her assault, telling her that what had happened was indeed rape and that she should report it, to inviting Jake to date night — all within the course of a few weeks. Beyond these feelings of indifference and disbelief, Emily herself was heavily criticized. I was asked to explain several of Emily’s actions the night of her assault, as if something she had done had brought the assault onto herself. I was told that Emily should keep quiet as failing to do so could result in serious consequences for Jake. As my peers lamented over the fragile state of their accused friend it dawned on me that in their eyes Jake, not Emily, was the victim.

To them, this story has a happy ending. Emily ultimate-

ly decided she didn’t want to recount her story over and over again under such scrutiny and face severe repercussions to her social life, and Jake remains a thriving member of our Cornell community. Looking back, I cannot find the words to describe the sense of profound bitterness and disillusionment I now feel. At the most basic level, the actions of my peers seem to defy fundamental principles of compassion, friendship and morality — much to the expense of victims such as Emily and myself.

Worse still, they contribute to a hazardous atmosphere where rape and other forms of sexual aggression are tacitly sanctioned by a complete and utter lack of accountability. That such apathy, moral weakness and malignant conformity exists in a purportedly intelligent and “caring” community is not only confounding, but absolutely unacceptable.

Where is the outrage? If we can’t even bring ourselves to stand up for our own friends and peers who are hurt by people like Jake, all we really are is a campus of cowards. *names have been changed Vendela Norman is a student at Cornell.

Comments may be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

Ara Hagopian | Whiny Liberal

Trying on Happiness I

had a conversation with a girl recently. As I write that, I can almost hear my middle school friends sardonically expressing their disbelief.

But it’s true. I did. And the conversation still sticks out in my memory.

“The girl,” as I will continue to call her in the manner of a Sundance film director, is a figure of moderate importance in my life. Not technically an ex, but something close to it. Our relationship is a clusterfuck of ambiguity and half-felt feelings that toe the line between annoying and genuinely distressing. Things have only boiled over a few times, and this was one of them. I won’t get into particulars, because my addled love life is not the subject of this article. Suffice it to say that at some point I threw up my hands and said, “well, I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.”

It was a throwaway, a placeholder uttered in exasperation. I can’t recall ever saying those words before that moment, and I haven’t said them since.

All I got in response from the girl was a derisive look. Because of my argumentative nature, my brain kicked into high gear trying to come up with supporting evidence for the position that I had so spontaneously adopted. And so I found myself seriously entertaining the idea of predestination for the first time in my adult life.

To clarify, the phrase “It just wasn’t meant to be” implies a certain kind of

predestination. Not determinism, who identify as religious, have a hard which is the idea that every event is an time coming to grips with benevolent inescapable result of previous events. predestination. After all, look at all the Rather a kind of benevolent predesti- misery and misfortune and suffering in nation; the kind that is normally asso- the world. Why would an all-powerful ciated with some kind of god or divine entity with our best interests at heart force. What I was really saying is “it allow so much bad to happen? Now, I just wasn’t meant to be… and that’s a acknowledge that I am looking at this good thing no matter how shitty it issue from a place of privilege (I have seems.” had a pretty good life without much Such an outlook seems immature. It suffering), but this viewpoint has is de always rigueur struck these me as People dismiss the idea of gods with an days, hortoutspoken certainty that I find unnerving. ssighted. especially in How could I, someone who couldn’t tell you And I t h i s put no one thing about organic chemistry despite s t o c k country, to be - having studied it for nearly a year, have any into the lieve in Chicken idea about the higher mysteries that have Soup for t h e power the Soul puzzled great minds for centuries? of hu idea of mans to s m a l l shape their own affairs. People dismiss good things being so good and beautithe idea of gods with an outspoken cer- ful that they outweigh all the bad tainty that I find unnerving. How stuff. I look towards things like the could I, someone who couldn’t tell you laws of physics. If the force of gravity one thing about organic chemistry were, say, twice as strong as it is now, despite having studied it for nearly a planets would be drawn almost immeyear, have any idea about the higher diately into stars and life might not mysteries that have puzzled great even be possible. Gravity might have minds for centuries? I would contend unfortunate consequences in my daily that metaphysical outlook is largely a life (I’m 6’2’’ and I still can’t dunk a matter of choice — there’s really no basketball), but it’s just the way it should be. Less a bowl of chicken evidence either way.

But many individuals, even some soup for the soul, more a

colonoscopy.

I’m not trying to convince you to change your belief system (I myself am an agnostic. I have no skin in the game, so to speak). I just want to share the results of a thought experiment I performed. After my conversation with the girl, I chose to go through life believing that everything around me was unfolding just as it should. And it felt amazing.

Even when I couldn’t quite convince myself it was true, trying to do so allowed me to see the positive side of every situation I encountered. I recommend the experience to anyone who feels stuck in some kind of rut.

I acknowledge that my new happygo-lucky worldview might be paperthin. If I were to experience a real tragedy, it is entirely possible that I might become an existential nihilist.

Even as I type this article, however, I find myself wondering if my entire shitty relationship with the girl was meant to teach me this lesson so I could share these words. Nietzsche said that philosophy is the biographer of the philosopher, but I believe it’s the other way around. I hope my new philosophy can influence my biography.

Ara Hagopian is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ahagopian@cornellsun.com. Whiny Liberal will appear alternating Fridays this semester.

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he lineup of the newly formed Prophets of Rage is an extraordinary one: Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine, along with Chuck D and D.J. Lord of Public Enemy and B-Real of Cypress Hill. I have a profound sense of respect for all of these artists and their musical innovations and output. I particularly identify with their political ideology and the unprecedented aplomb with which they conveyed it. My young imagination can only vaguely fathom the sublimity of listening to Fear of a Black Planet as a new release in 1990 or thrashing to RATM and Cypress Hill in concert during their heydays of the same distant era. Despite the considerable length of time between now and then, each group’s body of work still manages to sound relevant and assumes a timeless quality. As the three acts represented in Prophets of Rage influenced each other with similar musicality and motives, this new supergroup possesses a theoretical capability of artistic dominance and influence over current popular music and political expression. As Tom Morello states in a Rolling Stone interview, “We’re an elite task force of revolutionary musicians determined to confront this mountain of election year bullshit, and confront it head-on with Marshall stacks blazing.”

With this lofty goal in mind, Prophets of Rage released their first E.P., titled The Party’s Over. Did it live up to the expected brilliance of its hybrid divinity? Pitchfork’s Ian Cohen made an assessment of the EP that is not far from the truth: “[Prophets of Rage] is a harmless if not crass experiment that amounts to a bad cover band playing songs they actually wrote.”

Indeed, the group’s first body of work is lacking in the power and bombast of its predecessors.

The Party’s Over contains two original songs by the supergroup, and three covers, including “Killing in the Name,” “Shut Em Down,” and “No Sleep Til Cleveland” (a slightly altered ver-

Nick Swan Swan’s Song sion of the Beastie Boys’ “No sleep Til Brooklyn”). The two original tracks, “Prophets of Rage” and “The Party’s Over” feature what sound like B-side RATM guitar riffs and general hype lyrics about injustice or hypocrisy, as opposed to the poignant lyrics that each group

used to write (“You know they went after King when he spoke out on Vietnam!”). As Cohen points out, Prophets of Rage essentially ignores any happenings of recent years, such as police brutality or financial corruption.

However, let’s assume that The Party’s Over actually does employ some rhythmic pizzazz and lyrical coherence – would it then achieve any revolutionary transcendence? In returning to Tom Morello’s quote from The Rolling Stone, I am most intrigued by his ending thought: “...confront it head-on with Marshall stacks blazing.” I will certainly not doubt the raw, electric power – or at least the loudness – of a “blazing” Marshall amplifier.

Yet, I wonder if it is truly the most relevant form of musical expression and not merely an antiquated component of past popular music.

Despite Tom Morello’s eccentric guitar playing, I don’t believe that his effect-driven playing has the ability to cut through music’s general divergence from rock-genre trends. It would be entirely more invigorating to witness the group embrace more modern production trends and experiment from there. This touches on the interesting nature of political expression through music. When a group chooses to seize upon social or political themes in their output, is it the lyrics or the music that allures listeners? Or rather, are poignant lyrics still reliant upon new and exciting music to carry their weight? I doubt that people would have seriously considered

the messages of RATM had they simply been another Seattle grunge experiment. Likewise, Public Enemy’s work would not have made such a cultural impact if not for the visionary production and dejaying of Terminator X and The Bomb Squad (and of course the additional commentary of Flavor Flav).

Perhaps that’s part of the problem; if Rage was made by the funky and clever growl of Zack de la Rocha and Public Enemy by the heavily sampled tracks of its production crew, then maybe Prophets of Rage is too incomplete to successfully draw upon past creativity.

The supergroup must seek new forms of musical innovation instead of attempting to recreate a flawed version of their former selves.

Each original group proved the point that the mere existence of a political truth is not enough to spur any meaningful change or action. Rather, the message must be placed in some captivating context that forces people to listen. Similarly, the formation of Prophets of Rage on its own is not enough to instill any inertia in the world of music. Instead of replicating an imperfect version of their former work, they must embrace more contemporary trends that are identifiable and thus more apt to induce any revolutionary fervor.

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun.com. Swan’s Song runs alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion: Side B Interscope Records

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O Jessie Weber The great CRJ may be the only person in history who can give you a one-year anniversary gift made entirely of last year’s leftovers and leave you feeling blessed beyond belief.

Released on August 26th almost exactly one year after the release of its first part, Emotion: Side B is actually a short and sweet compilation of the songs that didn’t make the cut for the former album. It drips with simple pop and cascades into a kind of positive despair at the difficulty of relationships which culminates in the standout “Store” which — oh, oh, we need to have a chat about “Store.”

I remember not wanting to like her music when she came out with her earlier albums; they felt vapid, they had empty lyrics and a spaced-out 90’s background that felt like some selection of music chosen from a deflated volleyball. I mean, “Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy/ Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry/ Sunshine on the water that is so lovely/ Sunshine almost always makes me high” is not groundbreaking lyricism; neither is “You talk so sweet and it's dribbling like honey/ It's just one taste/ I see what your tryin' to do, oh oh, yeah yeah,/ It’s hot, stakes are getting higher.”

But at some point I decided that there’s something in there, some strange Krabby Patty secret recipe that hits you with that dopamine and makes you crave the replay button.

To be fair, the Krabby Patties weren’t cooking too well in her first Album, Tug of War. The title track is strangely intense even though you can hear that she sings it with the biggest of grins; “Don’t go out with the girls tonight/ I will turn to drink/ wonder who you’re screwing.” The tracks flash between High School Musical and Grey’s Anatomy with its moods, and I swear on my life that the opening track “Bucket” had me convinced I had accidentally clicked on a Natasha Bedingfield album. Which is fine—there is not a soul on this earth who doesn’t need a healthy pocket full of sunshine. But I mean, I was confused. I almost had a crisis.

There’s really no crisis any time after 2008, though, so let’s just walk away from the previous album. Kiss is covered in that secret recipe goop that keeps you crying out “Tonight I’m Getting over You” (even though an honest friend would

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tell you that you land those notes a little bit flat) and dancing to that delicious current of overwrought beats that don’t suffocate you as much as many other artists’ tracks do.

Personally I feel like anyone Owl City jams with is all right in my book, which is strange considering that apart from “Good Time” I haven’t listened to him since high school, but it’s undeniable that CRJ doesn’t even have to try to enamor listeners. Who else would offer to turn a piece of guitar string into a wedding string?

Emotion and Emotion: Side B have both been heavily, heavily marinated in some 80’s nods. Honestly? They sound good on her. You should go to the doctor if that opening siren wail in “Run Away with Me” doesn’t make you stop what you’re doing immediately just to wait for the chorus to buoy you up about as high as you can go. Many of these tracks seem to make some highly personalized nods to bands like Icona Pop by giving the already throwback music a more playful touch. Or, again, magic goop if you’d prefer the technical term. And “All That?” I want to build a time machine just to force Emile Ardolino to add it into Dirty Dancing.

This most recent album release is just every dose of happy you ever might have felt you needed — except, except for the final three tracks. “Higher” drives you to near insanity with CRJ’s strange way to make what should be an angsty beat poem performed at a high school talent show just sound effortlessly cheerful. “Body Language” shouting out at you, “I just think we're overthinking it” a couple of times will actually convince you that yeah, maybe you are overthinking it just a bit.

She’s so affable, so much like a younger sibling whose songs you learn to love just because of how much she’s trying to make you smile by singing them that her final three tracks in this album really get to you. “Cry” doesn’t belong in Labyrinth by any means, but I still get this image of Jennifer Connelly’s character wandering around looking for her brother every time I listen to it. It just emulates this strange veneer of happiness that flakes off just like a particularly cheap brand of nail polish. The final track, “Roses,” may be

Glass Animals How to Be a Human Being Bayonet Records

Ryan Slama Glass Animals’ sophomore album, How to Be a Human Being, presents a bold expansion from the intimate and smooth vibes in 2014’s ZABA. The band has had a distinctive sound since they released their first E.P., Leaflings, in 2012. That sound has carried with them through their second self-titled E.P. and first album.

Unlike the cryptic lyrics on ZABA that better communicated feelings than messages, each track on this album tells a story inspired by hundreds of recorded conversations with real people that the band met on tour. These conversations were distilled into the eleven fictional characters featured on the album artwork. In a recent interview with DIY Magazine, frontman Dave Bayley explained the detail that went into creating the characters, “I was interested in what these characters ate, what they wore, what they did in their spare time.”

One character even has a website that features a short story he wrote. He is an antisocial sci-fi addict who explains “I can't get a job so I live with my mom.” The song about him, “Life Itself,” is the first track on the album and most likely to become a mainstream success. It transitions seamlessly from pensive verses about the wasted potential of a failed adult self-medicating with lean to an optimistic, fun chorus about standing up and facing life’s obstacles. A tribal beat carries through the background, adding energy to the verses and tying the song together.

“Youth,” the most accessible song, is also one of the

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weakest. Released as the second single, the track serves primarily as a promotional tool and introduction to the band’s sound with a bright, airy beat. The lyrics tell the hopeful and longing story of a parent wishing the best for a child that he/she had to give up. Despite the serious theme, the song feels uninspired and forgettable.

The third track of the second album, “Season 2 Episode 3” infuses retro sound effects straight from arcade games over a relaxed, hip-hop inspired beat in a combination that the band achieves flawlessly. “Pork Soda” showcases Glass Animals in their prime. The deep, intimate vocals pair with jazzy instrumentals to deliver one of the strongest tracks on the album. This song covers a failing relationship, reminiscing about good times in the past and trying to understand what changed.

The synths in “Mama’s Gun” have an ethereal quality, sounding straight out of a fairytale. The band completes the theme with references to Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. “Mama’s Gun” tells the tale of a psychopathic wife who murders her husband. The calm, rolling soundscapes pair with the eerie vocals to paint a believable picture of insanity.

“Cane Shuga” has little depth and a generic rhythm coming from Glass Animals. The song primarily focuses on an uninteresting and undeveloped relationship damaged by a cocaine addict. The verses are interesting but last a total of eight lines and only provide just enough context for the looping chorus, which revolves around the false confidence

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the most modern-sounding one in the past two albums but nonetheless keeps a choppy synth propellant throughout the choruses and she pulls off surprisingly well the breathless verses while forcing out “Cat got your tongue, it's been forever/ Have you been good? Have you been better?”

But the penultimate track, “Store” is something all to its own. Aside from the whole idea of suggesting that a desire to avoid a difficult conversation means you can leave your significant other by lying and saying you’re going shopping for a while, this track just sticks to you once you hear it. The lyrics stand out for their absurdity but the totality of the song, from the too-high base slapping your ears and the drum beats more or less spasmodically keeping time, just so perfectly emulates that terrible, terrible moment when you have to tell someone you care about something you know they’re going to hate hearing that it’s hard to imagine it playing off as a happy song. But, and don’t ask me how (magic goop), you have to smile while you listen to it. It could be an anthem for every disassociating teen relationship out there. It could be anthem for bad communication. It could just be an anthem. Let’s just petition right now to make it an anthem for anything. It is actually a massive supporting pole holding up the tent so that the rest of the album can sit comfortably within its protection. Not to say that the other songs aren’t also good — just that they couldn’t stand on their own without this one.

Emotion: Side B could probably have gotten away with calling itself Emotions and been better off; it’s certainly tied to the previous album but they’re simply not similar enough to have been placed on two sides of the same record. That being said, I’m unendingly grateful that she roped all of these “reject” tracks together because honestly, this is just what you need walking through campus after a long night — whether it was a good or bad one. Happy anniversary, CRJ. Can’t wait for next year.

Jessie Weber is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jweber@cornellsun.com.

of cocaine. “[Premade Sandwiches],” a short spoken-word interlude, draws attention to consumerist culture from health food and fast food to fashion and drugs, but serves only to point out the mere fact that consumerism exists. Telling the tale of the fifth failed relationship on the album, “The Other Side of Paradise” has little to offer in terms of a unique theme. The electronic instruments are textured and redeem an otherwise bland song. “Take a Slice” is the most sensual song off the album. Consistent with the other tracks, “Take A Slice” contains intimate, stripped vocals during the verse but switches to a wide, expansive sound during the chorus. The instruments here are more textured and varied than the rest of the album. Here, Glass Animals experiments with a fuzzy guitar sounding synth for fills and a lead as well as almost orchestral sounds in the background.

“Poplar St.” brings back the guitar for a rhythm that could be mistaken for Red Hot Chili Peppers. It begins as if the narrator were reminiscing about his boyhood home before explaining that he was obsessing over an affair with his married neighbor. The guitar-centric rhythm is a new sound for Glass Animals and it works well. “Agnes” is the least approachable song on the album. Musically, it comes across flat. Lyrically, it is one of the strongest tracks and serves as an excellent closer. The song focuses on drugs, hardly a new theme in this album, but the slight quiver in Bayley’s vocals captures every drop of emotion and makes “Agnes” a much deeper song than the rest of the album.

While How to Be a Human Being is still instantly recognizable as Glass Animals, it represents a clear departure from the dreamlike sound of the band’s previous releases. Compared to the band’s other work, this new album is less atmospheric and less passive. The sounds are more diverse and the lyrics are more direct. Despite the fact that ZABA remains a stronger album overall, How to Be a Human Being is a step forward as Glass Animals experiments with new sounds.

Glass Animals will be playing live at the State Theatre in downtown Ithaca on Oct. 1, 2016.

Ryan Slama is a freshman in the College of Engineering. He can be reached at rms427@cornell.edu.

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C.U. Prof Cures Diseases Using Chemical Biology Prof. Jeremy Baskins promotes collaboration between chemistry, biology

By SARAH CROWE Sun Staff Writer

Prof. Jeremy Baskin, chemistry and chemical biology and a member of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, works with his multidisciplinary team of students to combat disease in a unique way.

Baskin was recently named a Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, an award that recognizes exceptional and creative researchers researchers at Cornell.

Baskin’s trajectory as a researcher began when he moved from his family home in Montreal, Canada in 2000 to start his undergraduate degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with minors in biology and music in 2004.

He quickly got involved in organic chemistry research while at MIT, and his passion for chemistry was affirmed as he worked alongside graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. However, his focus shifted toward chemical biology when he took a class in biochemistry as an undergraduate.

According to Baskin, chemical biology is a term that has many meanings depending on whom you ask.

“I subscribe to a view of chemical biology as chemists making probes that can be used to study biological systems,” Baskin said.

Baskin combined his training in organic chemistry with his newfound interest in chemical biology when he moved west to complete his Ph.D in chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.

His doctoral research involved creating molecules with specific reactivity and using them to tag sugary molecules on the surface of human cells. These tagged sugar molecules can then be tracked through imaging as they move during physiological processes, potentially leading to important knowledge about topics such as development or cancer.

Despite his fascination with his doctoral research, Baskin’s mindset shifted again when it was time to apply to postdoctoral research positions. He considered how to best be prepared for the type of multidisciplinary lab that he wanted to create.

“I viewed the postdoctoral appointment as an opportunity to learn something completely different from my graduate training,” Baskin said.

This attitude led Baskin to accept a research position

at Yale School of Medicine in a cell biology lab. He was exposed to a biology research environment for the first time at Yale, and he learned to think about science in a new way.

“Organic chemists are very much like little molecular engineers. We design things that we think will have certain properties and then we go about figuring out how to make them,” Baskin said. “In cell biology, the system is already made for us through millions of years

“The thrill of discovery is really, really fun. It doesn’t happen everyday, but you push forward because you remember what it was like and you want to feel that feeling again.”

Prof. Jeremy Baskins of evolution, and the challenge is figuring out how it works.”

At Yale, Baskin studied lipid signaling molecules, which according to him are important in a wide variety of human processes from activating enzymes to causing cells to migrate. His goal was to understand the basic metabolism of a particular important signaling lipid.

As Baskin continued to study this signaling lipid he began to uncover possible connections to disease. He hadn’t expected these connections, but they were so interesting that he decided to pursue them.

“Sometimes when you’re doing research you have to have a clear focus…and you don’t want to get distracted by all of the shiny bright objects that are off the path,” Baskin said. “But other times you have to be open minded.”

The connection that Baskin had uncovered was to a type of leukodystrophy, a group of genetic diseases that prevent the body from producing or maintaining myelin — a compound that protects nerves in the brain. He discovered that the mutations in the gene that caused this leukodystrophy were linked closely to the signaling lipid he had been studying.

Baskin continued research in this area when he came to Cornell in August 2015. His research group focuses on chemical biology projects such as developing new imaging probes that will allow them to image the remyelination of nerves and the behavior of lipids in cells. They hope to use these tools to search for new treatments for diseases like leukodystrophies or multiple sclerosis.

Baskin’s group approaches this problem from multiple disciplines. They focus on biology projects such as studying proteins that are connected to lipid metabolism, myelination, and multiple sclerosis.

“What I’m trying to establish in my lab at Cornell is an environment where the chemistry and biology projects can inform one another and build off one another,” Baskin said.

Baskin’s research group includes graduate students from the chemistry and biochemistry, molecular and cell biology departments as well as undergraduate students from both the chemistry and biology majors.

Baskin regards teaching as an important part of his work in chemistry, and in the last year he has discovered how much he enjoys watching students develop as scientists.

“There are students in my lab who are at various stages in their careers, and it really brings me great joy to have a scientific discussion with them and have them bring up outstanding ideas that I hadn’t thought of,” Baskin said.

In addition to the time he spends with his students, Baskin enjoys his research because of the rush he experiences when he uncovers something new.

“The thrill of discovery is really, really fun. It doesn’t happen every day, but you push forward because you remember what it was like and you want that feeling again,” Baskin said. “There’s nothing I want more than for all the students in my lab to experience that.”

Sarah Crowe can be reached at soc@cornell.edu.

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Jeremy Baskins in his lab.

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that powers New York City. Indeed, the atmosphere was electric, with a number of fans showing up well before kickoff and a full drumline pounding out beats in the left field bleachers. After warm-ups and player introductions, the game kicked off.

New York City and Colorado, as two of the league’s best teams, have rosters chockfull of excellent players. NYCFC’s midfield consisted of two legendary European players, Andrea Pirlo and Frank Lampard. Pirlo made his name with Italy’s AC Milan and Juventus, while Lampard excelled with Chelsea FC in England. NYCFC also has one of the league’s best strikers in World Cup winner David Villa, but he was suspended for the game I attended. Colorado is no slouch in the star department either, as they have U.S. Soccer goalkeeper Tim Howard, possibly the most famous American soccer player ever. A number of other players on show would be familiar to soccer fans, including ex-Athletic Club defender Andoni Iraola and exciting young British winger Jack Harrison. In short, the players were capable of putting on a show.

The first 30 minutes of the game were largely forgettable, notable only for the fan experience. Being part of a singing section was unique; even as someone not from the New York City area, it felt great to be part of such a loud and joyful group. At times, we even sang in Spanish, both to recognize the diversity of New York City and to salute striker Villa, even though he was suspended.

Then, a quick New York City counter-attack turned my attention back to the field, and Lampard scored from two yards out to put NYCFC ahead.

Suddenly, misfortune struck. A refreshing

drizzle suddenly became intense rainfall, and the PA announcer declared that the match would be halted, as there was lightning in the area. After 45 minutes of waiting under the concourse, the powers that be decided to resume the match and cheers erupted from the 25,000 fans in Yankee Stadium.

Shortly thereafter, one of Colorado’s midfielders received his second yellow card for clearly holding back Harrison on a breakaway. In soccer, two yellow cards becomes a red card, meaning Colorado had to play with one less player for the remainder of the game.

NYCFC stretched their lead to 3-0 by the 75th minute, as the Blues took advantage of having an extra player. Lampard then proceeded to score a curling strike and a penalty kick, netting the first hat trick in NYCFC history. After Shkelzen Gashi scored a meaningless consolation for Colorado in the last minute, NYCFC won 5-1.

My friend and I walked to our subway stop, exhausted from all the singing and completely soaked through. The subway car was buzzing, full of sky blue-clad fans celebrating a massive win against a championship rival. The “Come on New York!” cheers echoed throughout the subway chamber, below the bustle of the Bronx, and eventually, Manhattan. My first MLS game had been a great success. Despite the weather delay, the teams put on a great show. It was nice to see famous soccer players in person that I enjoyed watching on TV as a kid.

I would recommend anyone who lives near an MLS team check out a game sometime. It just might be one of the highlights of your summer.

Kevin Linsey is a second year columnist. He can be contacted at klinsey@cornell.edu. The Beautiful Game appears Mondays this semester.

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First Loss Halts Unbeaten Streak Out of League at 13 Red drops first home game of strong season to Syracuse

to pass the ball better.”

His advice certainly worked, as the Red out-shot the Orange 8-4.

Junior forward Tess Pullano got the Red on the board with her first goal of the season

By SHAN DHALIWAL around 17 minutes into the second to even Sun Assistant Sports Editor the score at one.

The Red came close at other points as The Red (2-1-0) lost its first game of the well. Senior midfielder Elizabeth Crowell season this past Sunday, falling to Syracuse fired a clean shot with 13:50 left in the game (4-1-1), 2-1, in overtime. It was the team’s that missed just left of the goal, and junior first home game of the season. forward Paige DeLoach dribbled deep into Stephanie Skilton of the box only to be the Orange scored first in stopped by Orange goal“At this point, we are the game, sending a high keeper Courtney Brosner shot from the edge of the taking the season game- with 5:30 left. Time ran box over senior goalkeepout with the score tied at er Kelsey Tierney’s head by-game, focusing on each one, sending the game with 3:49 remaining in opponent that’s up next.” into overtime. the first half.

“I told the coaching Tess Pullano ’18 The Orange out-shot staff before overtime the Red 5-2 in the first, started that win lose or but the Red improved draw I was happy with play in the second. this performance,” Farmer said to Cornell “We just asked them to play a little more Athletics after the game. “I thought that we direct … and encourage the forwards to go gained a lot from this performance.” run at people,” head coach Patrick Farmer The Orange stayed aggressive from the said to Cornell Athletics after the game, start of overtime and outshot the Red 5-0. when asked about what he told his players to Tierney made a beautiful diving save 4:05 change in the second half. “And we needed into overtime, but Skilton fired a shot just

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this result as a motivating factor for their season going forward.

“It’s all-in-all a good start,” said Cullom. “Definitely a lot to improve on, but definitely a lot to build off as well. It’s a decent result which gives us momentum to move forward to these bigger games.”

The first of these “bigger games” happened last night, when the Red took on University of Connecticut (3-1-0) on the Huskies’ home field.

The Red lost 2-0 on two second half goals but, according to Smith, a big match up like this is an opportunity for the Red to improve and continue to build their collective identity as a team; the result doesn’t matter as much.

“The game against UConn is a wonderful opportunity against what is year-by-year a wonderful team,” he said. “The priority right now is how we can get better as a team.”

Sam Hummel can be reached at shummel@cornellsun.com.

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Upward trajectory | Unlike in its first two games of the season, the Red’s play improved in the second half, when junior forward Tess Pullano scored her first goal of the season.

out of Tierney’s reach into the top left corner of the net less than a minute later to give the Orange the victory. It was Skilton’s second goal of the game.

Even though the Red was not able to come away with the victory, there were many positives that came out of the match.

Unlike in the team’s first two games, the Red actually improved play in the second half.

After the win against Siena, DeLoach noted how “the team’s possession and level of play dropped a lot” in the second half.

That certainly wasn’t the case against Syracuse, and this is a good sign moving for-

ward.

Cornell heads to Piscataway, NJ this Friday to take on No. 12 Rutgers (3-1-1) and try to extend its undefeated road record.

“At this point, we are taking the season game-by-game, focusing on each opponent that’s up next,” Pullano said.

The Red will certainly have to bring its A game over the next couple of weeks leading up to Ivy League play given its tough road schedule.

Shan Dhaliwal can be reached at sdhaliwal@cornellsun.com.

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Field Hockey Opens Season With Two Wins

By TROY BRIDSON

As dominant as the forward play was over the weekend, Cornell’s midfield was equally impressive.

Cornell Field Hockey (2-0, 0-0 Ivy) “Everything starts with possessing the began its 2016 season with a dominant perball,” Hornibrook said. “Our whole midfield formance at home against Colgate (1-4, 0-0 did an excellent job.”

Patriot) on Saturday.

The defensive performance was excellent After a few sluggish opening minutes, as well. The backline limited scoring opporsophomore forward Kate Fitzpatrick started tunities in both games. Hornibrook credited the scoring on a rebound goal. junior back Sam McIlwick for keeping the “The first few minutes were a little shaky defense in great form. but then we started to settle down,” said “Sam Mcwilrick really showed some solid Head Coach Donna Hornibrook. “Once we leadership and communication with that did, we started to move the ball that opened group,” Hornibrook said. up some opportunities for us.”

Even though the Red had a plus-nine goal Senior midfielder Elizabeth Horak added differential over the weekend, Hornibrook a goal right before halftime, but the Red realstill sees a lot of room for improvement.

JASON BEN NATHAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER ly put things together in the second half.

“There were a few times when I thought Cornell dominated possession and stifled we got away from some of the discipline that Colgate’s offense, holding the Raiders to just Horak attack | Senior midfielder Elizabeth Horak had two goals in the win against Colgate, we want as a team,” Hornibrook said. three shot attempts.

“Overall we were able to regain that compohelping add to the Red’s nine-plus goal differential in its first two games.

Fitzpatrick and Horak both scored again sure and discipline that we are looking for.” in the second half, while freshman forward caliber players, the team showed over the had Cornell back peddling at times.

Consistency is what the Cornell coaching “Lehigh played with a lot of heart and staff is looking for. The Red will continue to Taylor Reed scored the first goal of her weekend that it has a deep roster.

On Sunday, Cornell c o m p o s u r e , ” Cornell career. The Red’s fine-tune its line up in “They rode its balanced Hornibrook. dominance up front was the coming weeks before COLGATE @ CORNELL CORNELL @ LEHIGH approach to a 4-0 win pressed us, but I thought enough for a 5-0 victory.

Ivy League play begins. we handled the pressure over Lehigh (1-3, 0-0 Hornibrook was It is crucial that the Red 0 4 5 0 well.”

Patriot). pleased with the team’s is playing at its very best 2ND 2ND FINAL FINAL 1ST 1ST Junior forward Game: “We had balanced performance and noted Game: when league play rolls Colgate Cornell 0 2 0 4 0 2 scoring in both games Krysten Mayers, who led the contributions made around.

Cornell 3 0 5 0 2 0 over the weekend and our Cornell in scoring last Lehigh by substitutes.

Cornell continues its bench came in and made year, got on board with “Elizabeth Horak season at home against her first two goals of the season in the Ohio University on Friday night. came off the bench and scored two goals,” solid contributions,” Hornibrook said.

Although Cornell was able to notch matchup with Lehigh. Meanwhile, Hornibrook said. “She really showed her another shutout against Lehigh, Hornibrook Fitzpatrick continued her strong play, scor- Troy Bridson can be reached at experience.”

Even though Cornell has many all-star was impressed with Lehigh’s effort, which ing her third goal of the season. tbridson@cornellsun.com.

Sun Staff Writer

Major League Socccer: Red Winless in First Two Games Worth Your Time Head Coach Smith sees games as first step to long-term growth M MEN’S SOCCER

By SAM HUMMEL

Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell Men’s Soccer team (0-1-1) began its highly anticipated season with a loss

to Central Connecticut State University (0-1-1).

With home-field advantage and a two goal lead heading into the final 30 minutes, the Red gave up two goals to the Blue

DANA DANIELS / SUN FILE PHOTO

Silver linings | Junior forward Jonathan Cullum agreed with head coach John Smith that the Red can take a number of positives away from the games.

Devils and ended with a 2-2 tie.

“We lost a little bit of focus,” junior forward Jonathan Cullom said.

“We started off strong with two good goals.

Both of their goals were set pieces off long throws, which we definitely could have tightened up on.”

Still, given the unique position the team is in — touting a new coach after a tenuous season last year — there are definite silver linings to take away from this performance.

Take freshman striker Brady Dickens, who scored the first goal of both the regular season and his Cornell career in the CCSU game after carefully striking a batted-away free kick from the back of the box, giving the Red a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute.

“It was a lovely finish,” said head coach John Smith.

According to Smith, Dickens is bound to be a big asset for the Red, despite his young age.

“He’s not the biggest guy on the field, but he’s

quite impressive,” he said. “He’s obviously a freshman playing as a striker — which is tough — but he made an impression on the game.”

Another silver lining comes from an understanding of where the Red is in the progression of their season this year—a season bound to be transformative for the program’s future. While a tie and loss may seem underwhelming or even disappointing to some, to Smith, it is the first step for the Red’s journey towards long term growth.

“A lot of what we’re doing right now is building up our identity — how we play, what we can be good at,” Smith said. “It’ll take time for guys to go out knowing their rolls. I think anytime you score two goals in a game you’re doing something right. For the first game, all-in-all, I was pretty impressed with what the group did.”

The players, too, see See M.SOCCER page 15

ajor League Soccer is the number one professional soccer league in the United States.

Opinions on the league cover the whole spectrum from super-fans to haters. One could hear anything from “It’s a nice way to see some really talented players close to

needed a quick weekend getaway from the stress of the workplace environment. So I texted all my friends in New York City for the summer, and headed to the Big Apple.

Long story short, the next day, a good friend and I walked into Yankee Stadium to see NYCFC play

Kevin Linsey The Beautiful Game home” to “the only thing more boring than European soccer is American soccer.”

Personally, I have always wanted to go to an MLS game to see the action for myself, and this past summer, I got the chance to watch NYCFC host the Colorado Rapids. Here’s the story of my day at the game and my first impression of the MLS. Like many Cornellians, I live within a few hours of New York City. Also like many of my classmates, I had a summer internship and

Colorado.

After a quick walk around the mezzanine, we found our seats in the supporters’ section. Many MLS teams have copied European clubs by designating an area of seats for superfans that like to sing for basically the whole game.

To get the full experience for our first MLS game, my friend and I picked seats in the supporters’ section, dubbed “The Third Rail” after the part of the subway See LINSEY page 13